The wife of Chicago drug kingpin Pedro Flores, who with his twin brother helped bring down Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, was sentenced Monday to 3 ½ years in prison for hiding hundreds of thousands of dollars from the feds.
drug kingpin Pedro Flores, who with his twin brother helped bring down Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, was sentenced Monday to 3 ½ years in prison for hiding hundreds of thousands of dollars from the feds.
"I completely understand that my children’s children will always have to look over their shoulder," Lopez said. "We accept that, because of my husband’s cooperation, and who he cooperated against." For example, in March 2020, Vivianna Lopez worked in concert with her aunt and Finnigan to buy a Peloton exercise bike system for $3,140. Finnigan used a credit card to buy it for Vivianna Lopez, and Laura Lopez then reimbursed Finnigan with the drug money.But lawyers in the case disagreed over how much was actually laundered by Vivianna Lopez. Prosecutors say the amount was "at least" $869,303.
The Flores twins, who grew up in Little Village, were convicted of importing tons of cocaine into Chicago, New York, Cincinnati, Detroit, Vancouver and other North American cities from 2005 to 2008.
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